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1000 Gnats Flitter

In the flickering of the sun beneath the cedars

1000 gnats flit

and the little boy in his red shirt 

flashing in the vacant lot 

I have never known more of paradise. 

Leaning back to gaze through the heavy laden apple  branches

and I have never been more there than now

(so much simpler than widely imagined).

The gossamer filaments radiate in rainbow light

and the spiral web beneath the cedar limbs

so-well equipped to capture evening’s flutter

from the green grass  to the sunken limbs

the golden light splashes upon.

Two squirrels romance and game in luxuriance 

while July’s poet contemplates the ‘be’

 and ‘to be’

of the birds’ persistent whistle.

Reflections on the Beauty of this Day

I am so very thankful for this day! Its crisp, cold wind, its solar radiation, the last flickering of autumn leaves upon the breeze. The greatest gift is not the tree or the, dazzling blue sky, or the big brown dog---it is that I can see these things, I can hear her speaking. This gift surpasses every other miracle.

Here is a wonderful quote from Thomas Merton that I read today in his book, No Man is an Island: "If you go into solitude with a silent heart, the silence of creation will speak louder than the tongues of men and angels."

Lisa

On the trail at Trough Creek

Prayer of a Frog

Today Most Blessed of Days
Today is blessed---today, of all days, the one dipped into the river of eternal presence--the holy Now!

Let your mind be still now! Truth everywhere shines, and everywhere my open eyes bathe in its glory. God is not far away in a distant time or land, God is this Presence---here and now.

The Kingdom of Heaven, like a seed grows into the smallest leaves and into the depths of the sky. It grows in the warm soil of my heart. I see God, I hear God!

There is nothing to separate me from God, no mountain, no sea.